Results for “cool cat”

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Cool Cat
noun

A composed, stylish, in-the-know man — the very picture of beatnik cool.

#beatnik#1950s#beat-generation#vintage
The Cat's Pajamas
phrase

Jazz-age slang for the coolest, classiest, most wonderful thing going.

#1920s#flapper#jazz-age#prohibition
Catjam
interjection

An animated head-bobbing cat emote spammed when the music or vibe is good.

#gen-z#meme#twitch#emote
Sadcat
noun

A teary-eyed cat emote for soft sadness, disappointment, or pity.

#gen-z#meme#twitch#emote
Catfish
noun

Someone who uses a fake online identity to deceive people, especially in dating — or the act of doing so.

#internet#dating#2010s#meme
Hep Cat
noun

A sharp, in-the-know person who's wise to jazz, style, and the latest jive.

#harlemese#jive#1930s#harlem-renaissance
Cattle Truck
noun

GI slang for the cramped troop transport that hauled men packed in like livestock.

#1940s#wartime#swing#vintage
The Cat's Meow
noun

The gold standard of Twenties praise, the most stylish, splendid thing going.

#1920s#flapper#jazz-age#vintage
Cats
noun

The guys, especially musicians and people who are hip to the scene.

#beatnik#1950s#beat-generation#vintage
Spifflicated
adjective

Roaring Twenties for blind drunk, one of dozens of comic synonyms born under Prohibition.

#1920s#flapper#jazz-age#vintage
Catch You On The Flip Side
phrase

A breezy goodbye meaning 'see you later' or 'until next time.'

#1970s#disco#funk#soul
Category Is
phrase

The ballroom emcee's call announcing the theme contestants must serve — 'the category is...'

#aave#lgbtq#ballroom#drag
Bearcat
noun

A fiery, spirited young woman with attitude and energy to spare.

#1920s#flapper#jazz-age#prohibition
Catch Flights, Not Feelings
phrase

A mantra about staying detached, chasing travel and freedom instead of getting attached.

#gen-z#dating#internet#aave
Eleganza
noun

A ballroom category of high-fashion, over-the-top glamour and extravagance.

#lgbtq#ballroom#drag#fashion
Neek
noun

A nerd-meets-geek; an uncool, awkward or socially clueless person.

#uk#british#mle#london
Chido
adjective

Mexican slang for 'cool,' 'awesome,' or 'sweet.'

#spanish#mexican#gen-z
Chick
noun

A young woman — the beatnik counterpart to calling a guy a 'cat.'

#beatnik#1950s#beat-generation#vintage
Padre
adjective

Mexican slang for 'cool' or 'great' — 'qué padre!' means 'how cool!'

#spanish#mexican#gen-z
Bacano
adjective

Colombian and Caribbean slang for 'cool,' 'awesome,' or 'great.'

#spanish#general#gen-z
Clocked
verb

To notice, recognize, or call out something — especially catching what someone's trying to hide.

#aave#gen-z#internet#meme
Groovy
adjective

Excellent, cool, or pleasingly in tune with the moment.

#1960s#hippie#counterculture#vintage
Wassup
interjection

What's up — the drawn-out 90s greeting Budweiser turned into a national catchphrase.

#90s#aave#american#pop
Aura
noun

An invisible cool-points score you gain or lose based on how you handle a moment.

#gen-z#meme#internet#gaming
Type Shit 18+
phrase

Mature content — open to view.

#aave#hip-hop#gen-z#meme
Naff
adjective

Tacky, naff, or uncool — cheap and a bit embarrassing.

#british#uk
Locked
adjective

Extremely drunk — one of Ireland's many words for falling-down intoxicated.

#irish#uk
Wig Out
verb

To lose your cool, freak out, or get wildly excited.

#1950s#greaser#rockabilly#vintage
Phat
adjective

Excellent, cool, and top-quality — a hip-hop term of high praise.

#80s#american#aave#hip-hop
Sad Sack
noun

The hapless, bumbling soldier who can't catch a break — and any luckless screw-up since.

#1940s#wartime#swing#vintage
Kewl
adjective

A jokey respelling of 'cool', signalling playful or ironic approval online.

#leet#1337#gaming#internet
Tight
adjective

Cool and excellent — or, flipped, annoyed and mad.

#90s#aave#hip-hop#music
Fly
adjective

Stylish, attractive, and effortlessly cool — looking good and knowing it.

#90s#aave#hip-hop#music
Pog
interjection

An exclamation of pure hype — something so cool or surprising it's worth a shocked face.

#gen-z#meme#twitch#emote
Cheugy
adjective

A mild insult meaning out of date, trying too hard, or aesthetically uncool by Gen Z standards.

#gen-z#american#meme#y2k
Spot
noun

Helping someone lift safely by being ready to catch the weight if they fail.

#gym#fitness#american#sports
Switch
noun

A device that makes a pistol fire fully automatic — a heavily referenced and illegal modification in drill.

#hip-hop#aave#american#gen-z
Railed 18+
adjective

Mature content — open to view.

#american#gen-z
Esky
noun

An insulated cooler box for keeping your beers and food cold, the beating heart of any Aussie outing.

#aussie#summer#drinks
WYA
phrase

'Where you at?' — the locator text when you're waiting on someone or trying to link up.

#acronym#texting#gen-z#aave
The Berries
noun

Top-shelf praise of the Jazz Age, the best of the best, right up there with the cat's meow.

#1920s#flapper#jazz-age#vintage
Aura Farming
noun

Doing something deliberately cool to rack up "aura" (coolness points) — often posing or performing for the effect.

#gen-z#internet#meme#gaming
Nammow
noun

Cockney back-slang for 'woman' — said backwards so the subject didn't catch it.

#cockney#back-slang#british#uk
Aura Points
noun

An imaginary scoreboard for how cool or cringe your actions are — gain aura for wins, lose it for fails.

#gen-z#meme#tiktok#aave
Cold Chillin
verb

Kicking back totally relaxed and unbothered, cool with no worries at all.

#hip-hop#old-school#1980s#vintage
Mumble Rap
noun

A vibe-first rap style with slurred, hard-to-catch lyrics — often a dig, sometimes just a description.

#hip-hop#american#2000s#gen-z
ASL
adverb

"As hell" — a texting intensifier (e.g. "tired asl"); not to be confused with the older age/sex/location meaning.

#acronym#texting#gen-z#internet
Wicked
adverb

An intensifier meaning 'very' or 'extremely' — wicked good, wicked cool.

#80s#american#pop